Sectional railway-rail.



E.-A. BABST. SEOTIONAL RAILWAY RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED TUNES, 1911.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

wi iimeoow UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

A EFFIE A. sense. or cnEsrLiNE, onto.

SECTIONAIi RAILWAY-RAIL.

To all whomitmay concern:

Be it knownthat I, A." BABST, a citizen of the United Estates, residing at Crestlin'e, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional Rail' way-R ails;-and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the ar'tIto which it appertains-to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in sectional railway rails.

One object of the invention is to providea railway rail in which the use of fish plates is,

be readily removed and replaced by another head without disturbing the base of the rail.

With these 'and other objects in view, the invention consists .of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.-

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1. is a perspective view of a portion of a rail constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical cross section thereof; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the base member of one of the rail sections; Fig. 4 is a similar view of a portion of the head member of one of the rail sections. 1

My improved rail comprises a head member l and a base member 2. The head member comprises a head or tread 3 and a web 4. The web 4 of the rail is slightly tapered or wedge shaped as shown. In the web of the rail adjacent to its opposite ends are formed bolt holes 5 which are elongated to a sufficient extent to provide for the expansion and contraction of the rail members. The base member of the rail comprises a web 6 having formed therein a central longitudinally disposed groove or recess 7 which is slightly tapered and is adapted to receive the taperedv web 4 of the head member. The upper edges of the web 6 on op os te sides of the recess 7 are bent outward y 1n oppo;

site directions and at right angres to form head engaging flanges 8 which fit beneath. and engage the underside of the head 3 thus Specification of Letters intent. Patented Oct; 10, Application filed June 8,1911. Serial No. 831,922.

forming a firm supportand brace for the latter. On the web portion 6 of the base member is formed the usual base or tie engaging flanges 9 of the rail.

In the flanges 6 of'the base member of the real near the opposite ends thereof and midway between the top and bottom thereof are formed. bolt holes 10 through-which and through the elongated bolt holes 5 in the web 4 of the head member of the rail are inserted fastening bolts 11 whereby the members of the rail are firmly secured together. It will be noted that the head members of the rail are so arranged that their meeting ends join at a point midway between the ends of the base members of the rail and that the ends of the base members 10m midway between the ends of the head members, said base and head members thus breaking joint with each other. By this .ar-

rangement low joints on the tread surface of the rail will be positively prevented and a rigidly constructed rail provided.

The edges of the flanges 8 of the web of the base member of the rail extend to or are flush with the outer surface of the head of the rail and in order to facilitate the removal of the head members from the base members the flanges 8 areprovided at intervals with notches or recesses 12 whereby tongs, jacks or similar instruments maybe engaged with the heads of the rail sections and the head members thereof thus lifted out of engagement with the base members after the fastening bolts 11 have been re-f moved without disturbing said base members or digging up the road bed or surface of the street. In this construction and arrangement of the rail the use of fish plates is dispensed with and in case of a broken rail the parts will not separate and a running. surface is always provided.

A railconstructed in accordance with myinvention is especially adapted for use as a street railway rail wherein the tread or head of the rail is substantially flush with the paved surface of the street as in case the tread or head of the rail needs repairing or renewal, the same can be accomplished without removing the base or digging up the street further than to provide access to the fastening bolts and to the recesses 12 in the flanges 8 of the base members to permit said bolts to be removed and the tongs or at h er instrumentengaged with the head members of the railz.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

varlous changes in, the form, proportlon and the minor details of construction may @be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invent-ion, claimed.

. "Having tlrus described my invention, what 'I' claim is:

1. A railway rail co rising a base mem her, a head member rem vably engaged with said base member, said base member having notches formed thereinhto permit the engagement of a lifting instrument whereby the head member ofthe rail may be removed from the base memben, I y

2. A railway rail comkqrising base members each having a web) provided with alongitudinally disposed recess V-shaped in cross section and extending from the top to the bottom of said. web right angular outwardly projecting flanges formed on the upper edges of said web, head members each havinga web wedge shaped in cross section adapted to engage the recess in the web of the base member, said head members of the rail having their meeting ends arranged midway between the ends of the base members nes'ses. v

EFFIE A. BABST. Witnesses:

A. H. MCFARLAND, STELLA MCFARLAND. 

